once Paramhansa Yogananda said, every soul is like a diomond , but we cover it up with the mud of ego, greed, anger, hatred and other negative emotions. Life's duty is to remove those muds , then the original self will shine again with loving kindness, purity and devotion, through our every thought and action of life.
These inspiring sayings of Yogananda show us the path to bring peace and harmony in life.Our thoughts make our personality, and personality gets reflected through our actions, speech and attitudes. Life becomes stressful by negative thoughts created by our own mind. But if we know, how to transform our negativity into positivity , then surely we can make our home, our surroundings and this world a place of harmony and joy.
We get a scientific guidance in this matter , from ancient Indian yoga system. In "Yoga Sutra" a lot of importance is given on self introspection, and self analysis. Honest self introspection is possible , only by being established in higher consciousness, when one can observe his own worldly activities like a detached spectator , can evaluate its righteousness, and also can change it into right direction. Through mindful meditation , yoga system brings clarity in our understanding, discriminating abilities, and also strengthens our will power , so that the implementation of right ideas in right place at right time becomes possible.
By entering the laboratory of mind, we watch and understand the nature of the mind. Then with the help of higher consciousness, we can control over negative tendencies, and can be the master of our own mind.
Resident minister of Ramkrishna Vedanta Society of North Texas USA, wrote that , this mindful meditation practice has been successively used in experiments with patients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, and this yoga practice is termed in psychotherapeutic language as "impartial spectator."
Yoga's mindful meditation technique also brings a tremendous positive result in our attitude. We become more humble and learn to perform all worldly duties as an instrument of God, to fulfill His wishes , and not to fulfill our narrow selfish desires. This noble attitude is described in Bhagavad Gita as "Nishkam Karma" , which means action with out attachment . One can also remain completely stress free by working for well being of all, which includes his well being too.
The truth of universal connectivity and the joy of self less service , was realized by all great people and they expressed it in many different ways. I end with a quotation from Tagore's poem ,where this sentiment was expressed beautifully."Help me submerge, all my vanity under modest tears. May I not project myself in my own activities. It is your intentions that I carry out in my life "
These inspiring sayings of Yogananda show us the path to bring peace and harmony in life.Our thoughts make our personality, and personality gets reflected through our actions, speech and attitudes. Life becomes stressful by negative thoughts created by our own mind. But if we know, how to transform our negativity into positivity , then surely we can make our home, our surroundings and this world a place of harmony and joy.
We get a scientific guidance in this matter , from ancient Indian yoga system. In "Yoga Sutra" a lot of importance is given on self introspection, and self analysis. Honest self introspection is possible , only by being established in higher consciousness, when one can observe his own worldly activities like a detached spectator , can evaluate its righteousness, and also can change it into right direction. Through mindful meditation , yoga system brings clarity in our understanding, discriminating abilities, and also strengthens our will power , so that the implementation of right ideas in right place at right time becomes possible.
By entering the laboratory of mind, we watch and understand the nature of the mind. Then with the help of higher consciousness, we can control over negative tendencies, and can be the master of our own mind.
Resident minister of Ramkrishna Vedanta Society of North Texas USA, wrote that , this mindful meditation practice has been successively used in experiments with patients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, and this yoga practice is termed in psychotherapeutic language as "impartial spectator."
Yoga's mindful meditation technique also brings a tremendous positive result in our attitude. We become more humble and learn to perform all worldly duties as an instrument of God, to fulfill His wishes , and not to fulfill our narrow selfish desires. This noble attitude is described in Bhagavad Gita as "Nishkam Karma" , which means action with out attachment . One can also remain completely stress free by working for well being of all, which includes his well being too.
The truth of universal connectivity and the joy of self less service , was realized by all great people and they expressed it in many different ways. I end with a quotation from Tagore's poem ,where this sentiment was expressed beautifully."Help me submerge, all my vanity under modest tears. May I not project myself in my own activities. It is your intentions that I carry out in my life "
